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Doors Open Days: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

The doors will be open for a warm welcome from all at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre as part of this year's Doors Open Days events!

Doors Open Days: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

About Doors Open Days: Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

NO NEED TO BOOK, COME ALONG AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF SMPC! “Glasgow’s Wee Hidden Gem, a Jewel in a box”.

You are warmly invited to join us for Glasgow Doors Open Day 2024, hosted across the city by Glasgow Buiding Preservation Trust.

See our museum displays around the building and check out our gift shop.

Visit our cafe for soup, sandwiches, home-baking, and colour-in and cut-out masks and puppet activity kits.

FREE parking at the rear of the Centre through our side gates.

Pick up our latest annual Children and Families Programme, which Includes Halloween, our October School Holiday week long Festival - MAGIPUP, the run up to Christmas 2024 with shows, workshops and this years Pantomime Aladdin. February Half Term, Comedy Festival March 2024 events.

Craft Activity Colour-in and Cut-Out Puppets and Masks in our Cafe from 10AM - 4PM. Lots of designs to choose from, mermaids, sharks, butterflies, dragons, rabbits... all materials provided £2.50 each or 3 for £6.00. Felt tips and scissors etc. provided on the day.

Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival is hosted annually by Glasgow Building and Preservation Trust. They do a wonderful job for the City all year round, here is the link to their web site and the broader picture for this year's festival: glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk

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